Drone alert in Lithuania: EU points to Russia
Drone alarms went off in Lithuania's capital on Wednesday morning, forcing Vilnius residents as well as President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene to be moved to a shelter.
China seeks European factories to produce their cars
Chinese automakers are beginning to look across borders for suitable locations to start manufacturing cars. In particular, Latin America and Europe are attracting China's attention.
Europe strikes 'unbalanced trade deal': U.S. avoids import duties while Europe pays
It has taken a long time, but after 10 months of negotiations, the European Union has finally found a compromise on the implementation of the trade agreement already reached last summer with the United States.
Italian teen (16) dies after eating an ice cream cone
A young man from Naples has died after going out for an ice cream with his friends.
EU considers Merkel or Draghi as envoy to Putin
The EU is considering appointing a special envoy to open formal negotiations with Putin on Ukraine. Angela Merkel, former German chancellor, and Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank and former prime minister of Italy, are emerging as the leading candidates. This was reported by The Financial Times.
Highest number of Ukrainian civilian deaths in almost a year
In April this year, 238 Ukrainian civilians were killed by Russian attacks. This is the highest death toll since July 2025. Another 1,404 people were injured, 18 percent more than a year ago.
NATO plane shoots down drone over Estonia
A Romanian NATO F-16 shot down a drone over Estonia on Tuesday. According to Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, it was probably a Ukrainian drone en route to Russia, which accidentally entered Estonian airspace. He reported this at a press conference.
Diving drama Maldives: bodies of Italian divers recovered from cave
The salvage operation following last Friday's deadly diving accident in the Maldives is making progress. Of the five Italians killed, the body of Gianluca Benedetti had previously been recovered and repatriated. Two more bodies were brought to the surface on Tuesday.
65,000 military and 200 missile launchers: Putin provokes at EU and NATO gates
Ukraine describes Russia and Belarus' military exercises as an "unprecedented provocation".
Russian and Belarusian gymnasts welcome to international championships World Gymnastics
The international gymnastics federation World Gymnastics has decided to lift restrictions on athletes from Russia and Belarus. Consequently, according to Russian news agency TASS, Russian athletes will now be allowed to participate in competitions again under the national flag and with their own national anthem.